This degree provides training in contemporary cellular and developmental biology and prepares students for a career in life sciences. Students will expand their knowledge and skills as they learn more about the details of the development and cellular structure of God’s creation. Course material includes animal development, virology, neuroscience, cell biology of neoplasia, histology, and genetics. As part of their instruction, students gain experience in a number of contemporary laboratory techniques involving recombinant DNA technology, functional genomics, mobile genetic elements, somatic mosaic analysis, molecular cloning and epifluorescence/deconvolution microscopy.

Specific Requirements

Students must take BIOL 336 and 15 additional semester hours from the following:
BIOL 308 or 360 (Zoology-not already taken as a Specific Requirement of Honours Degree)
BIOL 312 or 314 (Botany-not already taken as a Specific Requirement of Honours Degree)
Biol 333 or 334 (Microbiology-not already taken as a Specific Requirement of Honours Degree)
Biol 315, 340, 343, 345, 346, 350, 423, 438, 450, 474